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Purdue University delivers a best-in-class online Lean Six Sigma training and certification program for students with a range of career objectives and Lean Six Sigma experience. It trains professionals who seek to satisfy the growing demand for Lean knowledge, skills and certification. Many companies now require this training not only from their employees, but also from their suppliers.

We understand that Lean Six Sigma training is a trajectory and have developed our rigorous university-based program to support you every step of the way. Many of our students take all of our courses in sequence, but students also can take them on a stand-alone basis.

WHY PURDUE?

Who Can Benefit Purdue Lean Six Sigma students work in an array of industries and hold a broad range of positions. They come to Purdue for rigorous university-based training that provides optimal preparation for their next step in Lean Six Sigma certification. The industries they work in include manufacturing, health care, engineering, financial services, the military, pharmaceutical, construction and many more.

Instructional Excellence with a Personal Touch Our instructors are industry experts who meet Purdue University’s high standards of academic excellence. They practice Lean Six Sigma and have decades of industry and consulting experience in a range of sectors. They are ideally positioned to provide students not only with the requisite knowledge and skills, but also with a wealth of knowledge and know-how from the field.

Superior Course Content and Design Purdue’s LSS instructors and online course development specialists teamed up to create exceptional proprietary content and a full complement of instructional materials for our Lean Six Sigma program, including Purdue’s own comprehensive Green Belt Book of Knowledge. We employ the same LSS principles that we teach in the classroom to ensure the quality of our educational tools, learning activities and content.

The Online Experience Lean Six Sigma instructors engage students in a stimulating range of learning activities including reading, watching streaming video lectures, participating in online discussion boards, taking online self-tests and quizzes, and completing a broad range of assignments.

Students can work where and when they want and have numerous opportunities for networking with their classmates and receiving live coaching from their instructors.

PURDUE OFFERS THE FOLLOWING COURSES ONLINE:

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Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Lean Principles Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Six Sigma Green Belt Refresher

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All of the courses in the Lean Six Sigma program, excluding the Green Belt Refresher, are asynchronous, 100% online, instructor-led courses. The Refresher is primarily a self-study course.

Students who successfully complete our online Lean Six Sigma courses receive certification from Purdue University and have the option, at no additional cost, of earning CEUs (continuing education units), which come with a Purdue transcript.

LEAN SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Lean Principles

This certificate course is for people with little or no prior experience with Lean Six Sigma who want an introduction to the use of tools, techniques and methodologies for successfully leading a Green Belt -level project.

Lean Principles focuses on the 14 management principles practiced in Lean systems for achieving operational excellence. It focuses on both the Toyota Production System and the Toyota Way.

The online Lean Six Sigma Green Belt is designed for people with full schedules and little or no prior experience with Lean Six Sigma. It provides students with an introduction to the tools, techniques and methodologies that will empower them to lead Lean Six Sigma projects in their organizations. Students learn the problem-solving framework for improving processes – Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC) – and also receive instruction in the tools for streamlining production and services from end to end.

By course completion, you will be well-versed in the knowledge and skills needed for successfully leading a Green Belt-level project to reduce or eliminate waste, lower defects in your organization’s products and processes, and improve customer satisfaction.

Upon successful completion of the course, you will be a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt from Purdue University. You also have the option, at no additional cost, of earning 4.5 CEUs (continuing education units), which come with a Purdue transcript.

LEAN PRINCIPLES Lean Six Sigma Black Belt This certificate course provides students with advanced understanding of Lean Six Sigma tools, techniques and methodologies and is an opportunity to master the subject matter by conducting a Black Belt-level improvement project.

Six Sigma Green Belt Refresher The online Six Sigma Green Belt Refresher is designed for people who would like to brush up on their Green Belt-level Six Sigma knowledge and helps us ensure that all of the students who enroll in our Black Belt course have the necessary tools to succeed.

The Lean Principles course focuses on the 14 management principles practiced in Lean systems for achieving operational excellence. It focuses on both the Toyota Production System and the Toyota Way. Lean Principles is a harmonious system that incorporates specific tools, quality improvement methods, and a business philosophy based on a deep understanding of people and human motivation. Though based on an automotive manufacturer, discussions and assignments extend beyond manufacturing into a broad range of industries, products and services. Ultimately, students learn how to use Lean process techniques and methodologies to transform their organizations into Lean enterprises that benefit customers.

Upon successful completion of the course, you will earn certification in Lean Principles from Purdue University. You also have the option, at no additional cost, of earning 3.5 CEUs, which come with a Purdue transcript.

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PAYMENT PROGRAM

LEAN SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT The online Lean Six Sigma Black Belt is geared to busy professionals who want to learn how to manage Black Belt-level projects and oversee the projects of Green Belts in their organizations. It provides students with advanced understanding of Lean Six Sigma methodologies, tools and techniques and is an opportunity to master the subject matter by conducting a Black Belt-level improvement project.

The goal of the course is to empower students to assume a Black Belt role in an organization and, ultimately, serve as a change agent to improve customer satisfaction and business productivity.

Upon successful completion of the course, you will be a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from Purdue University. You also have the option, at no additional cost, of earning 9.0 CEUs (continuing education units), which come with a Purdue transcript.

GREEN BELT REFRESHER The online Six Sigma Green Belt Refresher is designed for people who would like to brush up on their Green Belt-level Six Sigma knowledge or take Purdue University’s online Lean Six Sigma Black Belt course. Because courses offered by other providers may diverge somewhat from Purdue’s own course, our Green Belt Refresher helps ensure that all of the students who enroll in the Black Belt course have the necessary tools to succeed.

Your instructor assesses your Green Belt-level knowledge through a structured online venue and phone interview. If they identify knowledge gaps during the assessment process, they will give you up to 12 assignments designed to strengthen your Lean Six Sigma knowledge and address any deficiencies.

PREREQUISITES

FEE

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK & SOFTWARE

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

$2,195

Included

Lean Principles

$2,100

The Toyota Way

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

LSS Green Belt or Refresher AND Lean Principles

$3,750

• The Six Sigma Handbook • QI Macros Software

Green Belt Refresher

Green Belt

$395

Included

Purdue’s registration system accepts all major credit cards including VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover.

Are you enrolling in a group? Purdue University offers special pricing for students enrolling with 3 or more colleagues. Please reach out to a Program Adviser for more information.

To register, visit our website: purdue.edu/leansixsigmaonline

ABOUT PURDUE UNIVERSITY Purdue University is an internationally-recognized higher educational institution known for its world-class faculty, groundbreaking research, and transformative education. The university is based in West Lafayette, Ind., and was founded in 1869 as the state’s land-grant university. Today, it consistently earns top national rankings in numerous disciplines including business, engineering and education. wContact a Program Adviser todayw to continue your Lean Six Sigma journey.

Reginald Patterson Email: patte113@purdue.edu Phone: (888) 424-1668

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